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Old 09-06-11 | 05:12 PM
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Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

The Fall TV season has descended upon us. So what dramas are you most anticipating? (Not just what you're going to check out, but what you're really psyched to see.)

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Old 09-06-11 | 05:22 PM
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The one that I'm most excited for is Terra Nova....Dinosaurs and produced by Steven Spielberg.

Others that I'm really psyched about:
Ringer.....Buffy's back with Richard Alpert
The Secret Circle...from the makers of Vampire Diaries
Person of Interest....JJ Abrams + Jesus and Ben Linus
Revenge....Interesting premise
Prime Suspect....Yeah I know it's going to get compared to the Helen Mirren UK version, but we need more hot female cops on TV.
Homeland (Showtime)....Damian Lewis and from the producer of 24
Awake (midseason)....This IMO has the most unique/intriguing premise of all the new shows. Too bad it's being held until midseason.
Missing (midseason)....Ashley Judd on TV....enough said.
Alcatraz (midseason)....JJ Abrams and ghosts
American Horror Story....Connie Britton back on TV
Touch (midseason)....Kiefer Sutherland....enough said
Hell on Wheels.....Serialized western

I can't say I'm fired up to see it, but I'm looking forward to checking out Hart of Dixie mainly because Rachel Bilson is ridiculously cute.

Playboy Club is intriguing to me, but I'm not optimistic it will make it past 13 episodes since it's on the Monday at 10pm timeslot vs Castle and Hawaii Five-O

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Old 09-06-11 | 05:37 PM
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

Grimm and American Horror Story definitely. I'll also check out Ringer.
Old 09-06-11 | 06:09 PM
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American Horror Story, Hell on Wheels and The Secret Circle are must sees from what I've seen of them so far. I'll catch Ringer, but I am not necessarily excited by it.
Old 09-06-11 | 07:08 PM
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

So far just Ringer, which of course means it'll be cancelled about 5 episodes in
Old 09-06-11 | 07:45 PM
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It was Awake. It's a shame it's being held like DJaryia said.

With that out it's a tie between Terra Nova and Prime Suspect. I love me some Maria Bello.
Old 09-06-11 | 07:49 PM
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

DJariya, are you a retired millionaire or do you work from home or something? How in the world do you have time to watch all these shows
Old 09-06-11 | 07:53 PM
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

So far, just Terra Nova, followed by Person of Interest. Alcatraz and Awake also get honorable mentions but not on my list since they won't start until midseason.
Old 09-06-11 | 08:02 PM
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

Hell on Wheels and Secret Circle are my most anticipated. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping Terra Nova, Once Upon a Time and American Horror Story don't suck.

And I'm probably the only one here, but I think Pan Am looks like a lot of fun, sort of a lighter version of Mad Men.
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

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DJariya, are you a retired millionaire or do you work from home or something? How in the world do you have time to watch all these shows
Nope. I do work, but I work mostly nights and have time during the day and late evening to watch stuff.

And honestly, why does it matter? I'm not married and don't have kids, so I have the time when I'm not doing more important stuff or visiting friends.
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Hell on Wheels and Secret Circle are my most anticipated. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping Terra Nova, Once Upon a Time and American Horror Story don't suck.

And I'm probably the only one here, but I think Pan Am looks like a lot of fun, sort of a lighter version of Mad Men.
Yeah I think Pan Am looks fun too. I like Christina Ricci. I'm not anticipating it, but I hope it gives a little historical perspective of the airline during that time period. It looks better than Playboy Club. It's kind of sad that Pan Am went out of business (20 years ago this December)

American Horror Story has a great cast with Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton and Jessica Lange. Since it's from Ryan Murphy and on FX, I hope he brings out the edge like he did with Nip/Tuck.....maybe seeing Connie Britton in more provocative clothes...

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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

Just curious, that's all, no need to get agitated by the question.
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

When I saw the names of the new shows, I didn't know a single thing about one of them, so I'd say none.

I'll probably just wait for threads to pop up here and, being out west, wait for some opinions and some descriptions and watch a few of them and just see if anything turns out good.

I did see a commercial for the SMG show and all I could see was Buffy. I doubt the show will be good, because she hasn't done anything good since Buffy, but if all I can see her as is a character she used to play, that might be a problem unless the show is outstanding...and that's highly unlikely.
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When I saw the names of the new shows, I didn't know a single thing about one of them, so I'd say none.

I'll probably just wait for threads to pop up here and, being out west, wait for some opinions and some descriptions and watch a few of them and just see if anything turns out good.

I did see a commercial for the SMG show and all I could see was Buffy. I doubt the show will be good, because she hasn't done anything good since Buffy, but if all I can see her as is a character she used to play, that might be a problem unless the show is outstanding...and that's highly unlikely.
Do you follow the upfronts from the networks in May? That's when all these new shows are announced when the TV season ends along with shows not returning. There were multiple threads in this forum last May with the synopsis' and trailers for all these shows. Or unless you don't pay attention to them?
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

I'll try Pan AM, Prime Suspect and the Playboy Club....but I'm not super excited about any of them.
Old 09-06-11 | 09:50 PM
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Awake (midseason)....This IMO has the most unique/intriguing premise of all the new shows. Too bad it's being held until midseason.
I came into this thread prepared to make this my answer. I had no idea it was being held for midseason
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

also, powers on fx has me intrigued, but i'm not sure when it starts.
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

Awake looks to be one of the most interesting and original scripted dramas in a long time, so it's probably my most anticipated.

Touch because of Kiefer Sutherland.

American Horror Story, Hell On Wheels, and Terra Nova as well. I'm sure I'm missing a few. I need to make a list of what I'm going to try and watch this season before it's too late.
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also, powers on fx has me intrigued, but i'm not sure when it starts.
I just read as of last month, Powers completed principal photography on the Pilot. It still needs to go through post production. FX's President hasn't decided on ordering it to series yet, but the soonest it will be ready to go would be summer 2012.
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

I was going to pick Awake as well, but it's not listed.

Others I plan on checking out, although not necessarily excited for - Heart of Dixie, Revenge, Grimm and Secret Circle.
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

None of them. I'm not watching any new broadcast tv shows this season since they invariably cancel the ones I like (plus it frees up time and tuners for me to follow the fall/winter sports I like). Now if something succeeds, has an interesting premise, gets renewed and re-aired over the summer, maybe I'll give it a shot then.

That leaves the F/X show....while I usually give F/X shows a shot (given how many good-great shows they've put out), it's not a genre that interests me.
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None of them. I'm not watching any new broadcast tv shows this season since they invariably cancel the ones I like (plus it frees up time and tuners for me to follow the fall/winter sports I like). Now if something succeeds, has an interesting premise, gets renewed and re-aired over the summer, maybe I'll give it a shot then.
That's typically what I do since tv on dvd got so big (watched all of Fringe and Community this summer to get caught up). However,this year I lost probably 8-10 shows between what got canceled(Human Target, Stargate:U), ended(Smallville, FNL) or I just plain dropped(Nikita, Sanctuary).

Needless to say, my season pass list has a few openings so I'm checking a few out this year.

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Awake (midseason)....This IMO has the most unique/intriguing premise of all the new shows. Too bad it's being held until midseason.
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It was Awake. It's a shame it's being held like DJaryia said.
Originally Posted by Deftones
Alcatraz and Awake also get honorable mentions but not on my list since they won't start until midseason.
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I came into this thread prepared to make this my answer. I had no idea it was being held for midseason
Originally Posted by kstublen
Awake looks to be one of the most interesting and original scripted dramas in a long time, so it's probably my most anticipated.
Originally Posted by Superman07
I was going to pick Awake as well, but it's not listed.
So what gives? Anyone know why Awake is being held? According to this thread it's the most anticipated show of the year.
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Originally Posted by Red Dog
None of them. I'm not watching any new broadcast tv shows this season since they invariably cancel the ones I like (plus it frees up time and tuners for me to follow the fall/winter sports I like). Now if something succeeds, has an interesting premise, gets renewed and re-aired over the summer, maybe I'll give it a shot then.
The cancellation of The Defenders really left you bitter, didn't it?

Personally, I don't worry about if a show gets canceled prematurely. That's the nature of the business, and there are always other shows to take its place.
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Re: Fall 2011 Season: What new dramas are you excited about?

Yes, but seriously, every new show, save Hawaii-Five-O (which I watch more for unintentional comedy), I watched last year got canned. I just think broadcast networks are so quick to pull the trigger now. If that's the nature of the business, fine, that's their choice (although The Defenders cancellation boggles the mind given that it was winning its timeslots). So my choice is that I'd rather give my time and attention to cablenet offerings. At least I know we'll get a full season no matter what the ratings.
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So my choice is that I'd rather give my time and attention to cablenet offerings. At least I know we'll get a full season no matter what the ratings.
I'll agree with you there. Cable channels at least don't cancel shows in the middle of a season.


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